Picture and Video Sources

This is a limited list of photos, clipart, video, and music to use in student projects. Remember to follow Fair Use procedures and respect copyright!

Public Domain: belonging or being available to the public as a whole, and therefore not subject to copyright

Creative Commons: works available for others to build upon and share

Picture Sources

• Google Images - http://www.google.com After searching by keyword, use the settings to filter image safety settings and to set parameters in Advanced Search and change the Filter by setting to free to use and share.
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• http://www.bing.com/images filter image by License type
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• Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com
• Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org
• Flickr(creative commons area) http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
• Wikimedia http://commons.wikimedia.org
• Library of Congress - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem
• FreeFoto.com - http://www.freefoto.com - "the largest collection of free photographs on the Internet (link back and attribution required). See FREE USE RULES" (description from FreeFoto.com) - Ad-supported; Not all ads are elementary appropriate
• US Government Pictures - http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml - most are free use, check disclaimer
• USGS Multimedia Gallery - http://gallery.usgs.gov/ - Collection of videos, photography, and other imagery that are considered public domain.
• Compfight - http://compfight.com/ - Search by topic and then set filters (license or safe search) on the left.
• Pixabay- http://pixabay.com
• New York Times Public Domain Images - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Public_Domain_Images_from_the_New_York_Times

Video Sources

Remember, video clips are powerful. A 30-minute video is passive. Three seconds to a minute or two might be enough.

• Discovery Education: http://www.discoveryeducation.com
• TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com
• SchoolTube - http://www.schooltube.com/
• TeachersDomain - http://www.teachersdomain.org/ (Subscription required to do more than 7 resources, but subscription is free and allows you to download and share.)
• NASA's eClips - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/index.html
• National Geographic for Kids - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Videos/ or http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/ for a simple tool to browse the videos.
• WorldClips.tv - http://www.worldclips.tv/ - This site has video clips, but they want you to pay for them. You can use the preview to show a concept. You just can't download and put into a PowerPoint without purchasing the license for the videos.

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Music Sources

• RoyaltyFreeMusic - [[http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/ ]]- Then click on the "Free Music" choice.
• Free Play Music - http://freeplaymusic.com/
• Musopen - http://www.musopen.com/ - Use must sign up for a free account.

E-Books

• Gutenberg Project - http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page - Free e-books not protected by copyright laws in the U.S. Some have copyright that has expired others have permission granted for unlimited noncommercial use by the author or copyright holder.